Using the Journal of Chemical Education
Deanna Cullen | Tue, 10/24/2017 - 19:40
Links to a webinar and other resources to support the use of the Journal of Chemical Education as a resource for teaching and learning.
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Chemistry Tutorial Resources
Dan Meyers | Wed, 10/18/2017 - 14:28
I am sharing a list of YouTube videos that I have used with my students. I am interested in finding more. Please share any that you use in the comment section below.
Especially JCE: October 2017
Erica Jacobsen | Sun, 10/15/2017 - 21:54
Erica Jacobsen shares highlights from the October 2017 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education that are of special interest to high school chemistry teachers.
The Ultimate Chemistry Swag....
Chad Husting | Sun, 10/15/2017 - 19:34
Check out the custom made chemistry swag I just purchased.
JCE 94.10 October 2017 Issue Highlights
Mary Saecker | Fri, 10/13/2017 - 11:25
The October 2017 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. Topics featured in this issue include: geochemistry in action; research on effective teaching and study approaches; keeping education and chemistry relevant; communication and writing; spectroscopy; chromatography; synthesis; teaching resources; mining the archive: chemistry rocks!
Concept Inventories: Predicting the Wrong Answer May Boost Performance
The chemical education research article, Concept Inventories: Predicting the Wrong Answer May Boost Performance, authored by Vicente Talanquer, was recently published in the Journal of Chemical Education.
Separation and Choices
Chad Husting | Sun, 10/08/2017 - 07:07
I allowed my students to choose between two separation type laboratories. About two thirds of the class chose to separate the flavoring out of a grape of cherry soda. The rest of the students used paper chromatography to determine if red-40 dye was in a specific type of candy.
ACS Publications Editors' Choice articles
Deanna Cullen | Mon, 10/02/2017 - 18:38
Every day, one new peer-reviewed research article from any ACS journal will be selected to be freely available and remain open access for all to read. These articles are selected based upon recommendations by editors of ACS Journals and made available as a service to the global research community.
A Comparison Between Teaching Chemistry in the United States and Internationally
Lauren Bowers | Mon, 09/25/2017 - 22:33
Whenever I’m asked where I live and what I do, I answer with “I’m a teacher overseas.” The immediate response from people is “English? Peace Corps?” I am a high school science teacher at the American School of Dubai. There is a misconception that teaching somewhere else in the world is drastically different than teaching right in your backyard, and it really isn’t.
AACT Webinar: The Role of JCE in Teaching and Learning
The Journal of Chemical Education (JCE) has a long history of supporting chemistry instructors by providing high quality information. The presentation will provide a brief outline of the history and structure of JCE, provide examples of exemplary high school level content and how teachers have used it, and show attendees how to best take advantage of the new AACT benefit of 25 free ACS downloads.